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ἐκκλησία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
ekklēsia
Simplified transliteration: 
ekklesia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1577
GK Number: 
1711
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
114
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 

church, congregation, assembly; a group of people gathered together

Definition: 

church, congregation, assembly; a group of people gathered together. It can refer to the OT assembly of believers (Ac 7:38), or a riotous mob (Ac 19:32), but usually to a Christian assembly, a church: as a totality (Eph 3:10), or in a specific locale (Col. 4:15). In the NT a church is never a building or meeting place

A popular assembly, Acts 19:32, 39, 41; in NT the congregation of the children of Israel, Acts 7:38; transferred to the Christian body, of which the congregation of Israel was a figure, the Church, 1 Cor. 12:28; Col. 1:18; a local portion of the Church, a local church, Rom. 16:1; a Christian congregation, 1 Cor. 14:4

Greek-English Concordance for ἐκκλησία

Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem). To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna. And I will give him a white stone, and on that stone will be written a new name which no one can understand except the one who receives it.
Revelation 2:18 “To the angel of the church (ekklēsias | ἐκκλησίας | gen sg fem) in Smyrna write: The Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze, has this to say:
Revelation 2:23 I will kill her children with a fatal disease. Then all the churches (ekklēsiai | ἐκκλησίαι | nom pl fem) will understand that I am the one who searches minds and hearts; and I will give to each of you according to your works.
Revelation 2:29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem).
Revelation 3:1 “To the angel of the church (ekklēsias | ἐκκλησίας | gen sg fem) in Sardis write: The one who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars has this to say: I know your deeds; that you have a reputation that you are alive, but you are dead.
Revelation 3:6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem).
Revelation 3:7 “To the angel of the church (ekklēsias | ἐκκλησίας | gen sg fem) in Philadelphia write: The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one can shut, who shuts and no one can open, has this to say:
Revelation 3:13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem).
Revelation 3:14 “To the angel of the church (ekklēsias | ἐκκλησίας | gen sg fem) in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of God’s creation, has this to say:
Revelation 3:22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches.” (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem)
Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to bear witness to you about these things for the churches (ekklēsiais | ἐκκλησίαις | dat pl fem). I am the Root, the descendant of David — the bright morning star!”

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